Let's Go Back for Oct. 19, 2012

by jmaloni

Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:40 pm

40
Years Ago, Oct. 25, 1972

Support
the Islettes

Teddy's
Islettes Baton and Drum Corps presently are conducting its one and
only fundraising campaign in the form of a candy bar sale. Mrs. Teddy
Linenfelser, instructor and director of the twirling group, today
stressed that no other selling projects are conducted by the Islettes
throughout the year. Proceeds of the annual sale are used to purchase
equipment for the drum and rifle section of the unit.

Today's
Islettes, totaling more than 125 Island youngsters, practice weekly
in the firehall. Twirling classes now are near capacity but there are
still a few openings for drummers as well as flag and rifle carriers.
...

The
twirlers were organized in 1960 and have appeared in local and area
parades every season since.

30
Years Ago, Oct. 22, 1982

Isle
again loses out on HUD funding

Grand
Island continues to be the orphan community when it comes to
obtaining Housing and Urban Development funding for senior citizen
housing.

The
128 units proposed by Belmont Shelters apparently is just another
lost cause, according to information received from the Regional
Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Supervisor
LaVerne C. Luther Monday said the developers have been informed their
application under Section 202 "has not been selected for funding."

Housing
for the elderly planned by Frank Levin at 1700 Whitehaven Road, first
announced about May of last year, also seems to be a lost cause at
this point. The answer to the question "Why?" always seems to be
"There isn't any money for the project."

Mr.
Luther has no intention of giving up the ship, according to his
remarks at Monday's Town Board meeting. ...

20
Years Ago, Oct. 23, 1992

Wood
buys back Fantasy Island

Charles
R. Wood, former owner of Fantasy Island Amusement Park, plans to
repurchase the park from International Broadcasting Corp, the company
he sold it to in 1989.

IBC
filed for bankruptcy in September 1991 and Wood hopes to promote the
park back to what it was when he previously owned it. He feels
Fantasy Island has potential as a picnic park, which it always has
been and can bring in the business of large companies on that basis.

Wood
also owned The Great Escape Fun Park in Lake George, which IBC bought
with Fantasy Island for $36.2 million with the promise to put another
$4.5 million into the parks. IBC didn't invest that money, which
caused the decline of the parks.

Fantasy
Island also suffered, according to Wood, because of the economy and
the rainy, cool weather this summer. He's hoping the weather will
improve, which will help the overall business.

The
federal bankruptcy court is expected to approve the sale next month.

10
years Ago, Oct. 25, 2002

Beaver
Island Clubhouse coming along

Earlier
this year in May, 10 years after the Beaver Island State Park Casino
was decimated by fire, construction began on the new clubhouse.

Crews
are now five months into the two-phase project, with a completion
date expected to come sometime in the spring of 2003.

"This
has been a long, hard battle ... to make sure it gets built and built
properly, State Assemblyman Sam Hoyt told the Dispatch on Tuesday.

When
complete, the new clubhouse will reflect the architectural integrity
of the old casino.